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Center Assignments

Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (0830 to 1730) U.S. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday

Telephone +1.703.548.4540

Coordinator Centers
Surraiya Barakzai
  • International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe)
  • International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
  • International Potato Center (CIP)
  • WorldFish
Neama Dawood
  • African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF)
  • International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
  • International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Anahi Fernandez
  • International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
  • International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)
  • International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
  • International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
Jasmine Goh
  • Bioversity International
Renae Liu
  • CGIAR System Organization
Van Nguyen
  • Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
  • World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
Adelah Sohail
  • Africa Rice Center
  • Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
  • International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
  • The World Vegetable Center — AVRDC
Edith Stokes
  • International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
  • International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b)
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

AIARC Staff

Staff Member Title
Jeffrey Hungate President and CEO
Michael Gerba Chief Business Growth Officer
Jasmine Goh Director of Accounting
David Stinson Director of Finance
Afifa Haque Manager of Corporate Communications
Renae Liu Payroll & Benefits Manager
Surraiya Barakzai Payroll & Benefits Coordinator
Neama Dawood Payroll & Benefits Coordinator
Anahi Fernandez Payroll & Benefits Coordinator
Van Nguyen Payroll & Benefits Coordinator
Adelah Sohail Payroll & Benefits Coordinator
Edith Stokes Payroll & Benefits Coordinator

 

2026 AIARC Office Calendar

The following are bank holidays in the United States. AIARC’s office is normally closed on these days.

Date Occasion
01 January New Year Holiday
19 January Martin Luther King Jr. Day
16 February Presidents Day
25 May Memorial Day
03 July (since July 4th falls on a Saturday) U.S. Independence Day
07 September Labor Day
12 October Columbus Day
26 & 27 November Thanksgiving and in lieu of Veterans Day
25 December Christmas Day

2026 Payroll & Benefits Calendar

The AIARC Payroll and Benefit Calendar provides the monthly due date for payroll and benefit changes from participants and Centers This date is known as the cutoff date which is the date that any changes must be received by AIARC from the Center’s Human Resource department in order to process the requested changes in that month. Please note that your Center may have earlier due dates based on the policy of the Center. Please check with your Center for its calendar of due dates.

The official pay date for Center employees is the last business day of the month.

Payroll Month Payroll & Benefits Changes Due Date Pay Date
January Wednesday, 7 January Friday, 30 January
February Friday, 6 February Friday, 27 February
March Friday, 6 March Tuesday, 31 March
April Tuesday, 7 April Thursday, 30 April
May Thursday, 7 May Friday, 29 May
June Friday, 5 June Tuesday, 30 June
July Tuesday, 7 July Friday, 31 July
August Friday, 7 August Monday, 31 August
September Monday, 7 September Wednesday, 30 September
October Wednesday, 7 October Friday, 30 October
November Friday, 6 November Monday, 30 November
December Friday, 4 December Thursday, 31 December